Uría Menéndez continues to lead the way in Spain according to Chambers Europe 2017
The firm is ranked in band 1 in 22 practice areas
April 21, 2017Uría Menéndez continues to lead the Spanish legal market according to the 2017 edition of the Chambers Europe guide published by Chambers & Partners. The firm tops the table with rankings in band 1 in 22 practice areas, band 2 in three practice areas and band 3 in one practice area. For first time, this edition of the directory includes the analysis of Life Sciences: Patent Litigation, in which the firm is ranked in band 2.
Uría Menéndez - Proença de Carvalho was among the top firms in Portugal, with recommendations in most of the practice areas analysed.
With regard to individual rankings, Luis de Carlos once again received a special mention as an Eminent Practitioner in Capital Markets (Equity) and Ignacio García-Perrote, Duarte Garín and Agustín González are noted as Star Individuals in Employment, Real Estate, Intellectual Property (Copyright) respectively; Daniel Proença de Carvalho is mentioned as a Senior Statesman in Dispute Resolution (Corporate Crime).
Spain
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Public Law | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Banking and Finance | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Competition/European Law | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Insolvency | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Energy & Natural Resources | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Life Sciences | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Tax | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Investment Funds | Band 1 | Band 1 | Not analysed |
| Corporate/M&A | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Real Estate | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Employment | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Shipping (Finance) | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Environment | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Capital Markets | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Corporate Compliance | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Private Equity | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Intellectual Property | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Restructuring | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| TMT: Telecommunications | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| TMT: Information Technology | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Planning | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Corporate Compliance | Band 2 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Project Finance | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Life Sciences: Patent Litigation | Band 2 | Not analysed | Not analysed |
| Shipping | Band 2 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Insurance | Band 2 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| TMT: Media | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Sports | Not mentioned | Band 3 | Band 3 |
* Private Equity: Mid-Market has not been taken into account.
Barcelona
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Corporate/Commercial | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Tax | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Restructuring/Insolvency | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Employment | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
Portugal
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
| Corporate/M&A | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 2 |
| Real Estate | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Capital Markets | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Dispute Resolution | Band 1 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Public Law | Band 2 | Band 1 | Band 1 |
| Banking and Finance | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Competition/European Law | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 1 |
| Tax | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| General Business Law: Porto | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Employment | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Private Equity | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Projects | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Insurance | Band 2 | Band 2 | Band 2 |
| Insolvency | Band 3 | Band 3 | Band 2 |
| Energy and Natural Resources | Band 3 | Band 3 | Band 3 |
| TMT | Band 4 | Band 4 | Band 4 |
Brussels
This year the firm is ranked in band 5 in Belgium for Competition/European Law and Edurne Navarro is mentioned in band 3.
Europe-Wide
In the general European ranking, the firm is ranked once more in band 5 for Corporate/M&A.